Chapter Summaries

Murong Huai learned the basics of the Fire Dragon King's World-Burning Heavenly Execution and the Ice Dragon King's Eternal Freeze Judgment. As he continued cultivating, Heavenly Condemnation awoke in his Sea of Consciousness and found the gathered energies running rampant.

• Murong Huai endured heartfire circulating against his meridians until it formed a fire seed in his dantian.
• Murong Huai gathered surrounding fire into a dragon and destroyed a rock wall, then promised the Fire Dragon King he would face the art's harder path.
• Murong Huai sensed and refined ice elements for six hours under the Ice Dragon King's guidance, strengthening and chilling his Soul Power.
• Murong Huai formed an ice blade that froze and shattered a boulder, earning Tide's approval for grasping the basics of Eternal Freeze Judgment.
• Heavenly Condemnation awoke in Murong Huai's Sea of Consciousness, saw countless energies running rampant, and hoped Murong Huai could endure them.

After mastering all nine Dragon King ultimate techniques, Murong Huai suffered violent attribute rejection that nearly destroyed his body and consciousness. Heavenly Punishment emerged, suppressed the rampaging powers, and warned the Dragon Kings before returning to Murong Huai’s Sea of Consciousness.

• Murong Huai completed his cultivation of all nine ultimate techniques, reaching Rank 79 after fifteen years in the Dragon Fall Secret Realm.
• More than a dozen conflicting attributes erupted inside Murong Huai, tearing through his body as the Dragon Kings failed to contain the storm.
• The Heavenly Condemnation Divine Pattern activated in Murong Huai’s Sea of Consciousness and restrained the rampaging attributes.
• Heavenly Punishment appeared and used dark-purple energy to stabilize Murong Huai’s powers.
• Heavenly Punishment accused the Dragon Kings of endangering Murong Huai, blasted them into the walls, and warned them not to act recklessly again before returning to Murong Huai’s Sea of Consciousness.

After Murong Huai’s attributes went berserk, Heavenly Condemnation explained that his body could not contain all thirteen attributes and proposed finding them a vessel. Murong Huai realized a Soul Core might work, but when one core could not hold the attributes, Heavenly Condemnation proposed making five Soul Cores.

• The Eight Dragon Kings discussed Heavenly Condemnation’s overwhelming power and agreed they could not help Murong Huai themselves.
• Murong Huai awoke in his Sea of Consciousness, and Heavenly Condemnation explained that his thirteen attributes had exceeded his body’s capacity.
• Heavenly Condemnation offered Murong Huai the options of abandoning his extra attributes or finding them a vessel.
• Murong Huai proposed condensing the extra attributes into a Soul Core, but he and Heavenly Condemnation questioned whether the attributes could coexist in one core.
• Heavenly Condemnation suggested making multiple Soul Cores and revealed that he meant five.

Heavenly Punishment proposed six Soul Cores to let Murong Huai control all thirteen of his attributes, and Murong Huai agreed despite the dangers. They prepared to begin with the Stabilizing Soul Core, while Murong Huai considered seeking the Blue Silver Emperor to replace his leg.

• Heavenly Punishment divided Murong Huai's thirteen attributes into groups and explained the six Soul Cores and where each would reside in his body.
• Heavenly Punishment warned that condensing the cores could be harder than becoming an Ultimate Douluo and might cost Murong Huai his life, but Murong Huai insisted on proceeding.
• Heavenly Punishment set the order for condensing the cores and promised to suppress Murong Huai's attributes until the first four were formed.
• Heavenly Punishment suggested using matching Spirit Bones, and Murong Huai realized he would need to replace his left leg's metal-attribute Spirit Bone.
• Murong Huai considered asking the Blue Silver Emperor to restore his leg, and Heavenly Punishment began the attempt to condense the first Soul Core.

Murong Huai began compressing and stabilizing his Soul Core with help from the Mountain Dragon King, while Bibi Dong passed the Death God's fifth trial. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and Shu Qingning demonstrated how much their teamwork had improved against Chen Xin.

• Murong Huai drew on the stabilizing force as the Mountain Dragon King poured the remaining dragon energy from his fallen Dragon Body into him.
• Bibi Dong killed the Eight-Legged Blood Slaughter Beast with Requiem, passed the Death God's fifth trial, and gained two Soul Power levels and a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi and Shu Qingning combined their attacks and Ning Fengzhi's buffs to drive Chen Xin back during their sparring match.
• Chen Xin praised their progress and seamless coordination, then teased Ning Fengzhi for being less polite than Shu Qingning.

Qin Tianzhen and Tu Zhanyue hunted a Mountain-Moving Armored Dragon so Qin Tianzhen could absorb its Spirit Ring. Elsewhere, Wu Chuan spent a lonely night with the Xuanqing Mercenary Group, smoking, drinking, and thinking of Niuniu.

• Qin Tianzhen and Tu Zhanyue teamed up to kill a Mountain-Moving Armored Dragon, and a dark black Spirit Ring rose from its corpse.
• Qin Tianzhen began absorbing the Spirit Ring while Tu Zhanyue kept watch, after reaching Soul Saint through years of training.
• Wu Chuan camped with the Xuanqing Mercenary Group, where Yun Tianshan and the others teased him about being single.
• Wu Chuan gave the group cigarettes, lit one for himself, and wondered how Niuniu had been.

Xuan Tianming defeated a powerful Ice Cloud White Bear, and Chu Qing'er embraced him before finishing the beast to absorb its spirit ring. A year later, Murong Huai successfully condensed a Stabilizing Soul Core in the Dragon Fall Secret Realm, reached Rank 80, and prepared to obtain more spirit rings and return home.

• Xuan Tianming used his fifth, fourth, and sixth Soul Skills to defeat the thirty-thousand-year-old Ice Cloud White Bear.
• Chu Qing'er praised and hugged Xuan Tianming, then delivered the finishing blow to the Ice Cloud White Bear to absorb its sixth spirit ring.
• After a year of cultivation beneath the Dragon Spine Mountain Range, Murong Huai suppressed cracks in his dantian vortex and successfully formed a Stabilizing Soul Core.
• Murong Huai told the eight Dragon Kings that he had succeeded, and they praised his talent and advised him to absorb his eighth spirit ring and a second spirit ring for his second martial soul.
• Murong Huai agreed to follow his masters’ arrangements, and the Emerald Dragon King summoned the Wind Dragon and Golden Might Heaven-Shattering Dragon through spatial passages.

Murong Huai absorbed the willing sacrifices of Wind Dragon and Golden Dragon, reaching Spirit Douluo rank eighty-six. The Dragon Kings entrusted him with the dragon clan’s future and gave him the Nine Dragon Divine Patterns before revealing they would soon pass away.

• Wind Dragon sacrificed himself, and Murong Huai absorbed his Spirit Ring and gained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone in his right leg.
• Golden Dragon sacrificed himself, and Murong Huai absorbed his Spirit Ring while Heavenly Condemnation transformed its soul bone into Ultimate Gold energy for the Dark Gold Terror Claw.
• Murong Huai completed the absorption and reached Spirit Douluo rank eighty-six with eight Spirit Rings.
• The Mountain Dragon King gave Murong Huai Time’s Dragon Pearl and the Nine Dragon Divine Patterns, entrusting him with the dragon clan.
• The Mountain Dragon King told Murong Huai that the Dragon Kings would pass away within the next few years.

The Dragon Kings entrusted their legacy and dragon-type soul beasts to Murong Huai before departing, while Murong Zhige left the secret realm with a mysterious pouch. On Sea God Island, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu lost another spar against Bo Saixi, after which Qian Daoliu secretly set out to win her affection.

• The Mountain Dragon King thanked Murong Zhige for guarding the Dragon Kings and gave him a brocade pouch to open only in an emergency.
• The Mountain Dragon King made Murong Huai master of the nearly two hundred dragon-type soul beasts in the Dragon Spine Mountain Range, then the eight Dragon Kings departed into their pillars.
• Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu challenged Bo Saixi on Sea God Island, but her control over the ocean overwhelmed their combined attacks.
• After the battle, Qian Daoliu read a book about making a goddess fall in love and gathered beautiful gifts for Bo Saixi.

Murong Wanyue sneaked into the Star Dou Great Forest with her two wolves to find adventure, while Spirit Hall experts secretly followed to protect her. After she reached the forest’s edge of the inner circle, she and the wolves fought a young rhinoceros and beat it until it begged for mercy.

• Murong Wanyue wandered deeper into the forest with Xiao Bai and Little Black as Spirit Hall’s hidden escort worried she was nearing the dangerous inner circle.
• The chapter recounted Murong Wanyue’s Twin Martial Souls, her rapid rise to Soul Grandmaster, and Golden Crocodile Douluo accepting her as his disciple and giving her a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Murong Wanyue encountered an Abyss-Quelling Mountain-Shaking Rhinoceros and attacked it with her Nine Profound Sword and first Soul Skill, Sharp Blade Unsheathed.
• Murong Wanyue ordered Xiao Bai and Little Black to join the fight, and the three overwhelmed the rhinoceros until it bowed and whimpered for mercy.

Murong Wanyue encountered an increasingly large herd of Abyss-Quelling Mountain-Shaking Rhinoceroses, prompting her protectors and hundreds of Spirit Hall experts to gather around her. As both sides prepared for a possible battle, Dugu Bo threatened to poison the beasts, while Yue Guan warned that killing them could provoke the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Murong Wanyue watched two Abyss-Quelling Mountain-Shaking Rhinoceroses act arrogantly until two Soul Saints appeared and revealed they had been sent by the Third Offering to protect her.
• Five ten-thousand-year rhinos joined the pair, then hundreds more gathered, so the Soul Douluo captain fired a signal flare for reinforcements.
• More than two hundred powerful Soul Masters arrived to protect Murong Wanyue, but a massive, nearly hundred-thousand-year rhino and several fifty-thousand-year beasts appeared behind the herd.
• Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo arrived, and Dugu Bo promised to poison the herd if necessary.
• Yue Guan warned Dugu Bo that slaughtering the rhinos could trigger a fight with the Star Dou Great Forest, while the Soul Masters remained ready for battle.

Murong Huai arrived as Spirit Hall’s forces faced off against the Abyss-Shaking Mountain Rhino herd, and Murong Zhige took Murong Wanyue away to obtain her second Spirit Ring. Murong Huai proposed a one-on-one strength match with the Rhino Emperor, offering a heavenly treasure that could help it reach the Hundred-Thousand-Year level if he lost.

• Yue Guan tried to negotiate with the Abyss-Shaking Mountain Rhino Emperor, but the Rhino Emperor and both sides’ forces prepared to fight.
• Murong Huai appeared through a spatial passage, and Murong Wanyue greeted him while Murong Zhige arrived and took her to find a Spirit Ring.
• Murong Huai took charge of the standoff and considered recruiting the rhinos as mounts for heavily armored cavalry.
• The Rhino Emperor admitted it did not want to fight, and Murong Huai warned that a clash would bring devastating losses and Spirit Hall reinforcements.
• Murong Huai challenged the Rhino Emperor to a physical-strength match and promised a heavenly treasure to help it break through if he lost.

Murong Huai wagered that the Abyss-Quelling Mountain-Shaking Rhinoceros Emperor would join Spirit Hall if it lost their fight, and defeated it using only his physical strength. The Emperor honored the agreement and summoned the clan, leaving Murong Huai with several thousand new recruits for Spirit Hall.

• Murong Huai offered the Abyss-Quelling Mountain-Shaking Rhinoceros Emperor a Golden Earth Dragon Fruit and convinced it to wager that its clan would join Spirit Hall if it lost.
• Murong Huai and the Emperor sent their companions and clansmen back before facing each other alone.
• The Emperor charged and attacked with its horn, foot, tail, and earth-element spikes, while Murong Huai fought back with his fists and dodged its attacks.
• Murong Huai battered the Emperor's joints, eye, and abdomen before knocking it down with a powerful punch to the head.
• The Emperor acknowledged defeat and agreed to honor the wager after seeing Murong Huai's Nine Dragon Divine Patterns.
• The Emperor summoned its clan, and several thousand Abyss-Quelling Mountain-Shaking Rhinoceroses gathered to join Spirit Hall.

Murong Huai subdued the Abyss-Quelling Mountain-Shaking Rhinoceros clan and brought it under Spirit Hall, then returned to Spirit City with his family. The clan stopped outside the city and camped near Death Valley, while Murong Huai’s family welcomed him home and discussed his victory.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python and the mountain-sized ape noticed the rhinoceros clan’s movement but decided to leave it alone unless it caused a civil war.
• Murong Wanyue and Murong Zhige met Murong Huai, and Wanyue picked a ten-thousand-year Abyss-Quelling Mountain-Shaking Rhinoceros to keep.
• Murong Huai stopped the clan before it reached Spirit City and ordered Gui Mei to lead it to the grasslands outside Death Valley.
• The Spirit City garrison prepared for an apparent beast tide, then watched the rhinoceroses change direction and let Murong Huai’s group fly into the city.
• At Murong Mansion, Murong Chayue praised Murong Huai for subduing the clan, but Xiao Qingmei postponed questions about Soul Cores until after dinner.

Murong Huai explained soul cores to Murong Zhige and the others and proposed a method for condensing them. Murong Zhige devised a way to pair a defensive bloodline soul core with an offensive martial-soul core, and Murong Huai agreed it was worth trying despite the risks.

• Murong Huai formed a stable soul core and explained how soul cores compressed Soul Power and increased combat strength and recovery.
• Murong Huai described soul-core types and recommended a same-frequency resonance method for a second core, warning that Yin-Yang complementarity carried greater risks.
• Murong Zhige asked whether offensive and defensive forces could complement each other and proposed using Bloodline Power for a defensive core and martial-soul attributes for an offensive core.
• Murong Huai consulted Heavenly Condemnation, who said the idea met the conditions for Yin-Yang complementarity and was worth trying.
• Murong Huai warned that the method had never been tested, but Murong Zhige accepted the risk.

Murong Zhige, Murong Chayue, and Murong Fuhai condensed their first Soul Cores with Murong Huai's guidance, and Murong Huai agreed to share the method within Spirit Hall. Their successes strengthened the family and opened the way for Spirit Hall members to pursue Soul Cores and possible breakthroughs.

• Murong Zhige chose to condense a Bloodline Soul Core, while Murong Chayue and Murong Fuhai chose Slaughter Soul Cores, and Murong Huai explained how to form each type.
• Murong Zhige successfully condensed a Bloodline Soul Core in five days and demonstrated its power by shattering a target stone.
• Over the following half month, Murong Chayue and Murong Fuhai condensed Slaughter Soul Cores, and Murong Fuhai broke through to rank ninety-eight.
• Murong Chayue praised the Soul Core's improved Soul Power recovery and scolded Murong Fuhai after he bragged about surpassing his grandfather.
• Murong Huai told Murong Chayue that Spirit Hall could share the Soul Core method with its worshippers, elders, and loyal Peak Spirit Douluos.

Murong Huai visited Bibi Dong in the Death God inheritance grounds and watched her complete the Sixth Trial. After reuniting, they prepared to leave so Bibi Dong could meet Feng Zhi and the others at the academy.

• Murong Huai entered the Death God inheritance grounds and learned from Xiao You that Bibi Dong was taking the Sixth Trial.
• Murong Huai waited five days as Bibi Dong comprehended the Light of Reincarnation.
• Bibi Dong passed the Sixth Trial, gained a level of Soul Power, improved her Spirit Rings, and received a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring.
• Bibi Dong reunited with Murong Huai and offered him two God-Bestowed Spirit Rings, but he accepted only one.
• Xiao You confirmed Bibi Dong could leave and return within three years, so Bibi Dong and Murong Huai decided to go to the academy.

After five years away, Qin Tianzhen and Tu Zhanyue returned to Martial Soul Academy and reunited with their former teammates. The gathered friends entered the academy together, celebrating their reunion and the strength they had gained.

• Qin Tianzhen and Tu Zhanyue arrived at Martial Soul Academy, where two student guards asked them to prove their identities.
• Wu Chuan attacked Qin Tianzhen as a joke, then revealed himself and used his Purple Record Medal to confirm who he was.
• Ning Fengzhi and Shu Qingning joined the reunion, and the friends teased Ning Fengzhi about becoming young sect master and Wu Chuan about being single.
• Xuan Tianming arrived holding hands with Chu Qing'er and announced that they were together.
• Murong Huai and Bibi Dong joined the group, and Murong Huai noted that the former Martial Soul Hall Team members had advanced greatly.
• The former teammates entered the academy as the student guards recognized them as the Martial Soul Hall Seven Stars.

Qin Tianzhen and his former teammates returned to Martial Soul Academy, where Murong Huai suggested that Qin spar with Man Tianshan for the students. After an intense duel, Qin deliberately conceded, and Man Tianshan praised his progress.

• Qin Tianzhen and the others greeted Man Tianshan as he trained students at the academy.
• Murong Huai proposed that Qin demonstrate his improvement by sparring with Man Tianshan, and the students gathered to watch.
• Qin revealed his seven Spirit Rings and fought Man Tianshan, who used his Soul-Shaking Bear Roar and fifth Soul Skill against him.
• Qin activated his Body of Mountain Suppression and Sixth Soul Skill while Man Tianshan countered with his own Sixth Soul Skill, and Murong Huai shielded the students from the shockwave.
• Qin knelt and conceded after the clash, having held back to preserve Man Tianshan's face, and Man Tianshan praised his improvement.

At a celebratory dinner, Bibi Dong and Murong Huai astonished their companions with their extraordinary cultivation levels. The next morning, Murong Huai went to the Pope Palace with Bibi Dong and faced Qian Xunji’s complaints for neglecting Spirit Hall duties.

• Man Tianshan praised Qin Tianzhen for reaching Soul Saint, then Bibi Dong revealed she had reached level seventy-eight at age twenty.
• Murong Huai disclosed that he was level eighty-six, stunning the group, and Ning Fengzhi asked what he planned to do next.
• Murong Huai said he would handle Spirit Hall affairs after Qian Xunji had repeatedly urged him to work.
• The next morning, Murong Huai shattered Qian Xunji’s sword aura when he arrived at the Pope Palace with Bibi Dong.
• Qian Xunji scolded Murong Huai for avoiding his duties, then realized Murong Huai had brought Bibi Dong along to soften his anger.